Now that the municipality of Bellheim has joined the FORTE CULTURA network, a large section of the Queich line has become a new stop on the European Cultural Route. The Queich is a small river that rises in the Palatinate Forest and flows into the Rhine near Germersheim. In the 18th century, the Queich lines were built as field fortifications during the War of the Austrian Succession. They stretched a good 30 kilometres along the Queich from Annweiler via Landau to the Rhine at Germersheim. Some of them are still preserved and are popular destinations for excursions, organised by the Bellheim Cultural Association.
Bellheim (DE): Queichlinie strengthens regional network on the Upper Rhine
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